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In "The World We Made," green guru Jonathon Porritt writes of a future where we fix the planet with renewable energy, smart food systems, and jetpacks. Bonus: It's all possible. (Except maybe the jetpacks.)
As the USDA prepares to remove inspectors from poultry factory lines, food-safety groups and the Government Accountability Office are raising concerns.
Researchers who find problems with genetically modified foods deserve careful scrutiny. Instead, too often, they get pilloried or purged.
New research found that people who ate whole fruits were 23 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who avoided them. Blueberries are particularly healthalicious.
Attorney Lauren Regan helps green activists navigate the forbidding landscape of post-9/11 law enforcement.
Drought is making it much harder for trees to defend themselves against invading insects, says a new study.
The oil pipeline that ruptured beneath Mayflower was defective when was laid in the 1940s. Why didn't Exxon know? Where else was the flawed piping used?
The D.C. court at the center of the Senate fight is a key arena for environmental regulation.
Yosemite isn't the only park facing a growing risk of wildfires.